Storm History: Benton County, Washington

Events

304

Deaths

11

Injuries

52

Damage

$3.8 million

Episodes

266

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20243 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 16, 19971 death · 5 injured · 1 event here
• Freezing Fog, December 8, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20121 death · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 10, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20241 death · 1 event here

• High Wind, April 27, 2018$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 2012$560,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, May 3, 2010$500,000 · 67 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, January 7, 2009$453,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2002$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 23, 20013 injured · $140,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 2001$125,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 20021 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 20011 injured · $75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 4, 20002 injured · $62,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 15, 2011$60,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, October 24, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2001$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 25, 2005$46,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 23, 2001$30,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 15, 2009$30,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 2000$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 2001$20,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2002$20,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events here

• Flash Flood, July 16, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20131.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20121 death · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 12, 20121.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2011$500 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 19911 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19701 in hail · 1 event here

• High Wind, March 11, 202661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, August 7, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 1, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 4, 202463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20243 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 18, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 25, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 20, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 27, 202266 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20221 event here
• High Wind, November 4, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 3, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20221 event here
• High Wind, May 18, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 202270 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20211 injured · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 28, 202173 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 202166 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 13, 202065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 7, 20201 event here
• Dust Storm, September 7, 20201 event here
• High Wind, August 16, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 28, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 202063 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, February 23, 20205 injured · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 27, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 18, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 26, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20191 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 16, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 8, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20191 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 1, 20181 event here
• Wildfire, August 11, 20181 event here
• Wildfire, July 21, 20181 event here
• Wildfire, June 27, 20181 event here
• Wildfire, June 22, 20181 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 2018$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 201859 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 28, 20171 event here
• Wildfire, October 17, 20171 event here
• Wildfire, July 2, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 201759 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 17, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, August 1, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, July 30, 20161 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2016$20,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 17, 201563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 10, 20151 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 25, 201456 kt wind · 6 events here
• Dust Storm, August 30, 20149 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 201459 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 201466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 8, 20131 event here
• High Wind, November 2, 201359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 201367 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 201353 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 201362 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20131.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 201359 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 20, 201356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 201356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 2012$560,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 201259 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 16, 201257 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, July 12, 20121.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20121 death · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 21, 201263 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 201282 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20122 events here
• Freezing Fog, December 8, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 22, 201157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 7, 20111 event here
• Hail, May 31, 2011$500 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, May 14, 201152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 201158 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 12, 201168 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 201183 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 15, 2011$60,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 21, 20102 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 201072 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20101 event here
• Dust Storm, May 3, 2010$500,000 · 67 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 8, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20091 event here
• High Wind, November 22, 200956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 20, 20091 event here
• Dust Storm, March 15, 2009$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 8, 20091 event here
• Debris Flow, January 7, 2009$453,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 6, 200970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 17, 20081 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 6, 200868 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20081 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 200765 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 16, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, July 29, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, July 13, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, July 2, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, June 13, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20073 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 200757 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 7, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 200759 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 200680 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 200668 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 200667 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 6, 200656 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 29, 2006$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 7, 20061 event here
• Wildfire, August 7, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 21, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 16, 200652 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 4, 200661 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 1, 2006$20,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 200657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 8, 20051 event here
• Wildfire, August 19, 20051 event here
• Dust Storm, August 12, 20051 event here
• Wildfire, August 9, 20051 event here
• Wildfire, July 23, 20051 event here
• Wildfire, June 25, 2005$46,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 200557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 17, 20051 event here
• Dust Devil, June 13, 2005$1,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, April 23, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 29, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 16, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 16, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20041 event here
• Wildfire, August 2, 20041 event here
• Wildfire, August 2, 20041 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 4, 2004$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 200459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, April 27, 20041 event here
• High Wind, March 18, 200456 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 30, 2004$8,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20041 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20041 event here
• Dust Storm, November 19, 20031 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 200352 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 200351 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 2003$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 30, 20031 event here
• High Wind, October 28, 200352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 28, 200320 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, April 29, 20031 event here
• Strong Wind, March 22, 2003$4,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 2003$1,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 5, 20031 event here
• Flood, February 2, 20031 event here
• High Wind, December 27, 200255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, November 16, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, November 1, 20021 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 30, 20021 event here
• Dust Storm, October 29, 20021 event here
• Wildfire, July 13, 20021 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20021 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2002$20,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, June 9, 2002$500 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 2, 20021 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 2002$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 20021 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 2002$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 2001$125,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 23, 2001$30,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 12, 20011 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 20011 injured · $75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 2001$20,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2001$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 30, 2001$15,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 23, 20013 injured · $140,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 2000$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 4, 20002 injured · $62,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, October 24, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000$20,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 21, 20001 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 199954 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 1999$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 25, 19991 event here
• High Wind, September 25, 199959 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 19991 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 19991 event here
• High Wind, February 6, 19991 event here
• High Wind, February 2, 199968 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 199951 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 27, 199850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 199858 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 19981 event here
• High Wind, October 30, 199762 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 26, 19971 event here
• High Wind, July 30, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 19971 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 19971 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1992
• 1991
• 1989
• 1988
• 1987
• 1978
• 1970
• 1956

Tornadoes in Benton CountyEvery warning in Benton County since 1986Every county in Washington

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.